Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: The Career Journey of an Academic Scientist
Discussion Leader: Kyle Lethcoe (University of Nevada, Reno, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Kasey Vickers (Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center, United States)
"Boats with Holes: An Adventure in Navigating Academic Science"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Diverse Roles of Lipoproteins in Disease
Discussion Leader: Heidi Schmidt (UCLA, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Damon Schmalzriedt (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
"Scavenger Receptor B Type I Supports Chronic Gammaherpesvirus Infection by Attenuating Lytic Replication"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Nour Mouannes (Cleveland Clinic, United States)
"The Ability of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Protect Against Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is Dependent on Gut Microbes"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Ding Ren (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Blood-Extraction Lipoprotein Nanoparticles as Cancer Biomarkers"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Jordan Bobek (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
"Investigating the Role of Lipoproteins in Macrophage ER Stress"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Michael Strickland (Washington University in Saint Louis, United States)
"ApoE Registry Impacts the Binding of ApoE to its Receptors"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Expanding Network of Lipoprotein Interactions
Discussion Leader: Emma Tillison (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Laura Giorgi (University of Helsinki, Finland)
"Interpretation of the Structure-Function Relationship in HDL-Like Therapeutic Nanodiscs"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Ariel Thorson (Vanderbilt University, United States)
"Discordance in Estrogenic Effects on Lipid Metabolism in Trans Females vs Cis Females"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Gina Wade (University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
"Plasma Ceramides Regulate Energy Expenditure in Brown Adipose Tissue"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Emily Smith (UCLA, United States)
"Loss of Peroxisomal PEX Proteins Alters Organelle Function and Disrupts Intracellular Lipid Metabolism"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Sarah Lowery (Yale University, United States)
"Defining the Glycoproteomic Landscape of Lipoprotein(a) for Potential Biomarkers in CVD"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Advice and Insights on Careers in Academia and Industry
Discussion Leader: Kelsey Jarrett (UCLA, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Advice and Insights on Careers in Academia and Industry
Jesse Williams (University of Minnesota, United States)
Zorina Galis (National Institutes of Health, United States)
Anna Schwendeman (University of Michigan, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes